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Blog Friday 11/8/2006 Talking about Western culture, we may now face a bigger threat from the East than ever before. We've survived Confucianism. We've survived Maoism. But can we survive Chinese...
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Comment AOL's good deed is punished, Winter Solstice for the robot, a pox on Microsoft and the spooks get grounded. Welcome to the Rule of Auto-Ironic Subversion
Dell sued over Chinese chip error
News Consumers in China are up in arms after they bought Dell laptops that promised to support virtualisation, only to find they contained an inferior chip
Ofcom loses the 4G signal
Leader The 3G spectrum auction had grasping greed and gormlessness. We'd like more gumption with 4G, whatever it may be
UK communications market profiled
Analysis With VoIP, online advertising and social networking leaping ahead, Ofcom has painted a picture of a rapidly evolving communications sector in the UK
Company mobiles in decline?
News The proportion of small and medium-sized businesses with mobile phones has fallen, possibly thanks to the rise of home working, while business broadband connections are soaring
RFID revenue projections take a tumble
News The radio-tagging market will be worth 15 percent less than expected next year, according to analysts who say it's a sign of market maturity, not failure
Online advertising versus security: Where will the conflict end?
Feature Advertising is a necessary evil on the Internet, but the security issues it causes, such as scams and click fraud, suggest problems lie ahead
Juniper faces delisting after finance probe
News Network security supplier is the latest company to get embroiled in problems concerning the way it handled stock options
Online advertising overtakes magazines
News Report reveals online has become the fourth-largest display advertising market in the UK as media consumption shifts, especially among the 16-24 age bracket
Homeland Security urges Windows fix
News The department has sent out an alert recommending that people plug a worm hole in the Microsoft operating system as soon as possible
Ofcom hints at 4G auction strategy
News Details are emerging of the auctions that may kickstart so-called 4G mobile technology, as figures show that 3G has been somewhat less than a success story
Enabling remote access to office email
Feature There are a number of ways to let employees access their email accounts from outside the office. Find out the best option for your company
On the Unix frontline at IBM
Q&A Ross Mauri, general manager of IBM's Unix group, believes the market offers great commercial potential
SpikeSource expands open source line
News The company is adding a CRM application and an email server to its portfolio of products
Modular storage on menu at Sun
News Sun has announced two critical application modular storage products to be released under its StorageTek label
Nokia's CDMA spat causes 500 job losses
News The company's decision to cut back its CDMA plans has led to a jobs cull affecting half its San Diego campus
SOA too complex for many businesses
News Ovum study finds that style of IT management is key to SOA satisfaction
Windows PatchGuard 'hindering security'
News Security companies say Microsoft's defence feature is making it harder for them to protect PCs
